Per CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...lks/index.html
Quote:
Taliban leaders are holding Saudi-brokered talks with the Afghan government to end the country’s bloody conflict -- and are severing their ties with al Qaeda, sources close to the historic discussions have told CNN.
The militia, which has been intensifying its attacks on the U.S.-led coalition that toppled it from power in 2001 for harboring Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network, has been involved four days of talks hosted by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, says the source.
The talks -- the first of their kind aimed at resolving the lengthy conflict in Afghanistan -- mark a significant move by the Saudi leadership to take a direct role in Afghanistan, hosting delegates who have until recently been their enemies.
They also mark a sidestepping of key "war on terror" ally Pakistan, frequently accused of not doing enough to tackle militants shel...
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U.S. allies poison us, politely
Et tu, Brute? (Saudi Arabia & Pakistan)
I’ve laid low during the election, holding in the anger and
warnings knowing that neither McCain nor Obama would make much of
it — and worse — that the public cared little to hear it. The
Mumbai Massacre, however, has awoken my need to fight back in the
small way I can. So please, read the following and understand that
the biggest threat comes from not Iran, but Saudi Arabia &
Pakistan - key al... more
KIMBERLY JANE T. TAN, GMANews.TV
MANILA, Philippines - A Filipino migrant group’s hotline for distressed overseas Filipino workers has been selected as a migration model in the ongoing European Commission (EC) and United Nations (UN) joint project in Belgium. In a letter addressed to the Center for Migrant Advocacy (CMA), Richard Cox of the UN Development Program (UNDP) said that the group’s OFW hotline, or the project “Help is Just a Text Away at +63 9209 OFW SOS,” was to be... more
A Saudi supertanker hijacked by pirates with a $100 million (66.9 million pound) oil cargo in the largest ever such seizure has reached the coast of north Somalia, a regional maritime group said on Tuesday. ... more
A Saudi supertanker carrying a $100 million oil cargo that was hijacked by pirates in the largest ever such seizure has reached the coast of north Somalia, a regional maritime group said on Tuesday.... more
I am trying to get a few CEs done, haven’t logged on to the CE website for a few months and when I try to log on now, not working, so I clicked on the "help with my password" button and this window pops up:
Error Console:
Error: _gat is not defined
Source File: https://www.powerpak.com/JE/powerpak/Login/Login.asp
Line: 385
then:
Error: uncaught exception: Permission denied to call method Location.toString
This is after I cleared the cookies b/c the first Error ... more
Weather h0m0s From: flyersphans.com Post Date: 2008-07-07 07:36:03
First, is it me or is every year now a "El Nino" or "La Nina" type of thing. When I was growing up (I’m 39) I don’t remember anyone talking about this until some certain year and after that every year seems to be one or the other. Isn’t there just normal weather anymore? Also, what’s with this freaking stationary front (over the area)? I mean, I guess I get the idea...low pressure off the coast won’t let weak, high pressure push through? I just can&... more
Speaking to Sun Media mere hours after being officially traded to the Sharks, the ex-Tampa defenceman accused his former organization of lying to him and maintained "no matter what business you are in, this is no way to treat a person."
Though Boyle, who will turn 32 next week, is thrilled to get a chance to go to San Jose, along with teammate Brad Lukowich in exchange for defenceman Matt Carle, prospect Ty Wishart, a No. 1 pick in 2009 and a No. 4 pick in 2010, he’s not the least bi... more
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